Higher education in the USA

1. ?

1.1. public

1.2. private

2. a good/bad institution

2.1. quality of teaching faculty

2.2. quality of reaserch, facilities

2.3. amount of funding avaliable for libraries

2.4. competence and number of applicants for admission

3. a semester

3.1. from September to early January

3.2. late January to late May

4. categories of institutions

4.1. university

4.1.1. colleges (4 year) - bachelor`s degree

4.1.2. graduate schools (master`s/doctoral degree)

4.2. the technical training institution

4.2.1. special courses (1-6 months)

4.2.1.1. from hair styling

4.2.1.2. through business accounting

4.2.1.3. to computer programming

4.3. community college

4.3.1. enter many professions

4.3.2. be transferred to 4-year college

5. the most selective institution

5.1. Ivy League

5.1.1. Harvard Radcliffe

5.1.2. Yale University

5.1.3. Columbia College

5.1.4. Princeton University

5.1.5. Brown University

5.1.6. Cornell University

5.1.7. Dartmouth College

5.1.8. University of Pennsylvania